Many felt he was prostituting his talents by writing Hollywood scripts.是什么意思？

Many felt he was prostituting his talents by writing Hollywood scripts.

许多人觉得他给好莱坞写剧本是滥用自己的才华。

many

adj. 许多，多的；pron. （与复数动词连用）大多数人；

例句
There are many people who still find the act of abortion abhorrent.
仍有很多人对堕胎行为表示厌恶。

felt

n. 毛毡；v. 摸索( feel的过去式和过去分词 )，触，深感，以为；

例句
She felt as if his words had granted her absolution.
她感觉他的那番话好似给她下了道赦令。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

prostituting

v. 滥用才能( prostitute的现在分词 )，糟蹋自己，卖淫，出卖肉体；

例句
Many felt he was prostituting his talents by writing Hollywood scripts.
许多人觉得他给好莱坞写剧本是滥用自己的才华。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

talents

n. 天资( talent的名词复数 )，天才，人才，（统称）性感的人；

例句
In our culture we tend to be bashful about our talents and skills.
在我们的文化中，我们往往羞于谈论自己的才干和技能。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

writing

n. 文字，写作，文章，笔迹；v. 写（ write的现在分词），写信；

例句
...teaching the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic.
教授阅读、写作和算术的基础知识

Hollywood

n. 好莱坞；

例句
The bright lights of Hollywood beckon many.
好莱坞的霓虹灯吸引着很多人。

scripts

n. 剧本( script的名词复数 )，文字，笔迹，（一种语言的）字母系统；v. 为电影（或戏剧等）写剧本( script的第三人称单数 )；

例句
...one of your scripts that's been mouldering under the bed for ages...
你的一部在床下尘封已久已经开始腐烂的书稿